The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge will both be launched around the world. Today, pricing for different variants of the new models was leaked for Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. The pricing includes both single SIM and dual SIM versions of the Galaxy S6. The latter phone comes in both 32GB and 64GB variants. As for the Galaxy S6 edge, pricing is divided by the 32GB, 64GB and 128GB versions of the premium model.

Let's start with the Samsung Galaxy S6 single SIM model. With 32GB of native storage, the phone is priced at the equivalent of $714 USD in both Qatar and Bahrain. In Kuwait, it will be priced at $699 USD. The 64GB version is priced in Qatar at $796 USD. In Bahrain, it will be priced at $793 USD and is $10 USD cheaper in Kuwait. The dual SIM 32GB model will cost $741 USD in Qatar and Bahrain, and $726 in Kuwait. The 64GB with dual SIM capabilities will run you $824 (Qatar), $820 (Bahrain) and $806 (Kuwait).

The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge is priced in Qatar at the equivalent of $851 USD, $933 USD and $1043 USD for the 32GB, 64GB and 128GB models respectively. The same models are tagged at $846 USD, $934 USD and $1034 USD in Bahrain. In Kuwait, the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge is priced at $833 USD (32GB), $916 USD (64GB) and $1019 USD (128GB).

While this only gives us a rough example of what the U.S. pricing will be for these models, we should have a better handle on what the new Samsung Galaxy S6 will cost in the states on April 1st when Verizon starts taking pre-orders for the device.

posted on Mar 15, 2015, 2:59 PM 8

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posted on Mar 15, 2015, 4:46 PM 6

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I hope your screen brightness is not adjusted to 100%. You'll hurt your eyes
and you'll not be able to read through the lines. But if you mean an enthusiastic
manner of writing, remember that they have to sell it somehow to readers
and advertisers.
It is clearly stated in the article:
"Main disadvantages
• No water or dust protection
• Rather pricey at launch, including really steep memory upgrade premiums
• No user-replaceable battery
• No microSD slot
• No FM radio
• No stereo speakers"
+ According to the same review S6's battery is 29% (that's big) less efficient
than S5's. So it's an average one.
Lets say that in the morning you ralize that you forgot to charge it.
Every 3-4 hours you'll have to search for a charge spot and sit there
for 10-15 minutes. Imagine that after 9 months when battery starts to wear-out.
But Samsung presented that as an advantage! They mocked the wall haggers
with this last year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M9UhtTRM1Q
How much batteries' technology changed cinse last year?
+ I want to see it in drop tests compared to the S5, specifically the glass back
+ Curiously, in that review low light photos are missing, except the low light video
(not the same thing) in which the gold on that toy looks more like brass or copper
(more orange). I'm waiting for the low light photos compared to other flagships

posted on Mar 16, 2015, 3:17 AM 5

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posted on Mar 16, 2015, 3:22 AM 0

300$ is the price of components, not the price it takes to make the decide. A device needs software and a kernel to be made, lot of R&D has to be done, there's marketing and the latest parts cost more.
This is not a simple phone like one plus one which had CyanogemMod made for it for free, it had 0 marketing and R&D too as every spec in that phone was previously used and as they were there for quite a time, those parts were cheaper. If one plus makes a phone with S6 specs now, it'll be a lot more expensive than 350$. Look at xiaomi mi note pro. It costs 597$ outside China and that doesn't quite match up to S6 or M9.
Galaxy s5 costs 450$ here now. Not a bad deal huh. It's not disgusting. They have to get profit and pay people. Also Google services on android are not free. You have to pay for them.
All in all, making a phone is a lot more then the price of components.

posted on Mar 15, 2015, 3:30 PM 1

Well that's obvious. I usually wait 3-4 months for the price to drop. By that time even the manufacturer has recovered many costs, yields have increased and parts become cheaper. Hence the price drops.

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posted on Mar 15, 2015, 4:20 PM 3

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The phone makes it's own software?
All of those same things that apply to any other phone applies to the iPhone, or any device for that matter. There is the cost of parts, assembly, R&D, software development, transport, advertising and support. Any product released will have most if not all of those things figuring into the selling price of the device. As far as software, even though it's handled in house at Apple, they still have to pay them a wage and benefits. Which is what amazes me how they can make so much profit per device, considering what they pay their employees in the US.

posted on Mar 15, 2015, 3:45 PM 0

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posted on Mar 15, 2015, 6:45 PM 0

Even the S5 did cost like 250$ to manufacture. And this one has much more costly internals like LPDDR4 RAM, 14 nm chip, UFS II storage, QHD screen, 2 gorilla glass 4 displays and a metal chassis.
Most of them are in-house. So it should be cheaper. But I still believe it should be above 300$.

posted on Mar 15, 2015, 9:56 PM 1

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This does not include Apple, this is more like 1+1 setup apart From the ads and even older tech, I.e. 750p screen crap battery, it's also why htc went with the same design as the rand d will have put them in the red, like when they designed it to start with

posted on Mar 15, 2015, 6:43 PM 0

You make no sense. iPhone 6 costs a lot more to make than 1+1.
They have to distribute the phone, there's R&D, there's marketing, the processor is better on iPhone and also the camera, the screen is 750p but it's quality is better than 1+1.
And all that great tech is fitted into a much more compact body and made with much better precision.
Also there is software which Apple makes and updates much more frequently than 1+. OPO doesn't have lollipop yet despite CM12 has been released for ages now.
Miniaturization takes effort. That's why tablets with higher specs cost less than phones.
iPhone's price is a little high: yes
Should it cost less than one plus one: heck no.

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posted on Mar 16, 2015, 1:16 AM 0

Google services demand about 40$ per device. Also Samsung has it's own apps and services, and touchwiz + kernel takes up software work.
Then there are offers like free 115 GB cloud storage and other free apps with the device, there is customer service, updates in the future and so on.... + the points mentioned above.

posted on Mar 16, 2015, 2:56 PM 0

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posted on Mar 15, 2015, 4:48 PM 11

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I pay $$$$ for the edge as its top spec and samsung as paid out top$$$ on r&d to make it, unlike Apple and other oem that charge the same, same way as I paid £700 cash on uk samsung website for the note edge, also samsung prices on the mem upgrade are also ok due to them being ssd type unlike iphone, you only have to look at the prices of ssd to see where I come to that, I think samsung needs to make this more clear I pay $200, even that crap get in 1st review had nothing to say about its speed, they just went on about no sd card that just can not be supported due to the new type of mem

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